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October 8 | For more than four hours yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from politically charged investigations to DOJ firings and the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. 

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October 7 | No one’s quite nailed how schools should handle AI — not teachers, not lawmakers, not even the companies building it.

October 6 | Over the weekend, the Trump administration announced it would send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating an already volatile immigration crackdown. 

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October 5 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

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October 4 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

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October 3 | Class is in session, and President Donald Trump wants colleges to follow his lesson plan.

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October 2 | Democratic lawmakers have heard the message loud and clear. 

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October 1 | When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called more than 800 generals for a last-minute meeting, no one knew what to expect — especially when President Donald Trump invited himself.

September 30 | Depending on how today goes on Capitol Hill, the government could shut down at 12:01 am.

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September 29 | This weekend, President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to send troops to “war ravaged” Portland, Oregon, authorizing the use of “full force” if necessary.

September 28 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

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September 27 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

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September 26 | A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts Thursday — one for making a false statement to Congress and another for obstructing a criminal proceeding, according to the Justice Department.

September 25 | For the second time this year, an ICE facility in Texas came under fire.

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September 24 | President Donald Trump came out swinging with a fiery foreign policy speech at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.

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September 23 | President Donald Trump announced that the FDA will advise doctors to limit the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy, saying the drug “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.”

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September 22 | Silicon Valley and Wall Street are recovering from a weekend of chaos.

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September 21 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

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September 20 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

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September 19 | The Trump administration suspended dozens of federal grants to Princeton University yesterday, making it the fourth Ivy League school to lose funding since March. 

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September 18 | A lot has changed since the US declared independence from Britain nearly 250 years ago — like the UK pulling out all the stops to charm President Donald Trump.

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September 17| FBI Director Kash Patel faced intense scrutiny Tuesday during a Capitol Hill hearing focused on his leadership of the agency and his actions following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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September 16 | It looks like TikTok is here to stay.

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September 15 | Officials are investigating a possible motive in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 

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September 14 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

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September 13 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

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September 12 | As authorities search for the suspect and motive in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the shocking act has laid bare a harsh American reality: Political violence is not only more frequent, it’s seemingly become more tolerated.

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September 11 | Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot in the neck and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. 

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September 10 | Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just released a sweeping 128-point blueprint to tackle childhood chronic disease.

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September 9 | The Trump administration can — for now — resume its random immigration stops in Los Angeles, the Supreme Court said Monday.

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September 8 | On Friday, the latest jobs report dropped, and here’s the TLDR: Growth stalled in August, and revisions showed the US lost more jobs than it created in June. 

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September 7 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

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September 5 | If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hoped for a calm day on Capitol Hill, he didn’t get it.

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September 4 | California, Oregon, and Washington just announced a new “health alliance” that will set vaccine recommendations independent of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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